Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा मनुजो देवि सर्वसिद्धिमवाप्नुयात् । तत्रैव देवदेवेशि नातिदूरे व्यवस्थितम्

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā manujo devi sarvasiddhimavāpnuyāt | tatraiva devadeveśi nātidūre vyavasthitam

Translation

Wahai Dewi, dengan memandangnya, manusia dapat meraih segala siddhi (kesempurnaan). Dan di sana juga, wahai Permaisuri Tuhan para dewa, berdiri sebuah tirtha suci lain yang tidak jauh letaknya.

Word by Word

• tam: that (liṅga)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, absolutive/gerund)

• manujaḥ: a man
• manujaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• devi: O देवी
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• sarva-siddhim: all success/accomplishment
• sarva-siddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वा सिद्धिः)

• avāpnuyāt: would obtain
• avāpnuyāt: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (आप् धातु) उपसर्गः ava-
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• devadeveśi: O Lady, ruler of the gods
• devadeveśi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deveśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवेशी)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• ati-dūre: very far
• ati-dūre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + dūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् (adverbial), स्थानवाचक

• vyavasthitam: situated
• vyavasthitam: Kriya (Predicate complement/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + ava + sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘situated/established’

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (adjacent tīrtha near the Sūrya-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, guided by Devī’s narration, beholds a radiant sacred object/shrine in Prabhāsa; in the background, another sanctified spot is visible nearby, suggesting a pilgrimage circuit.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Siddheśvara (implied)
• Devadeva (implied Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana in a tīrtha is transformative; faith-filled visitation is portrayed as a direct cause of spiritual fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddheśvara-liṅga and its surrounding sacred precincts within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act emphasized is darśana (beholding) and implied worship; the text also guides the pilgrim onward to a nearby sacred location.